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The definition of level
32 Definitions of: level
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- adjective, on a horizontal plane
- adjective, having a surface of completely equal height
- adjective, being of the same height as something else
- adjective, (of quantities to be measured, as in recipes) even with the top of the cup, spoon, etc
- adjective, equal to or even with (something or someone else)
- adjective, not having or showing inconsistency or irregularities
- adjective, Also: level-headed even-tempered; steady
- verb, to make (a surface) horizontal, level, or even
- verb, to make (two or more people or things) equal, as in position or status
- verb, to raze to the ground
- verb, to knock (a person) down by or as if by a blow
- verb, to direct (a gaze, criticism, etc) emphatically at someone
- verb, to be straightforward and frank
- verb, to manoeuvre an aircraft into a horizontal flight path after a dive, climb, or glide
- verb, to aim (a weapon) horizontally
- verb, surveying to determine the elevation of a section of (land), sighting through a levelling instrument to a staff at successive pairs or points
- noun, a horizontal datum line or plane
- noun, a device, such as a spirit level, for determining whether a surface is horizontal
- noun, a surveying instrument consisting basically of a telescope with a spirit level attached, used for measuring relative heights of land. See Abney level, dumpy level
- noun, a reading of the difference in elevation of two points taken with such an instrument
- noun, position or status in a scale of values
- noun, amount or degree of progress; stage
- noun, a specified vertical position; altitude
- noun, a horizontal line or plane with respect to which measurement of elevation is based
- noun, a flat even surface or area of land
- noun, a horizontal passage or drift in a mine
- noun, any of the successive layers of material that have been deposited with the passage of time to build up and raise the height of the land surface
- noun, physics the ratio of the magnitude of a physical quantity to an arbitrary magnitude
- noun, do one's level best to make every possible effort; try one's utmost
- noun, find one's level to find one's most suitable place socially, professionally, etc
- noun, on a level on the same horizontal plane as another
- noun, on the level sincere, honest, or genuine
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of level